The Tampa Tribune from Tampa, Florida • 18

I THE TAMPA TRIBUNE Sunday November 30, 1980 Section Sports fig' unt 4 7 i 1 i. m. '5 vy Kelly Keys Miami's Rout Of Gators By MICK ELLIOTT Tribune Sports Writer GAINESVILLE In Saturday afternoon's Mixed Fruit Bowl, pitting Peach Bowl-bound Miami against Tangerine Bowl representative Florida, Hurricane quarterback Jim Kelly drove the Gators bannanas. When it was finally over, Kelly was voted player of the game after throwing for 191 yards and two touchdowns in directing a 31-7 victory which gives the 8-3 Hurricanes their best season in 14. years.

1 And just as the Hurricanes will remember the day as one of their finest of the season, the Gators too will have little trouble recalling the day. But for entirely different reasons. Nine of the Hurricanes' points it would have been 10 had the extra point been good came in the final 15 seconds, when everything but the final score obviously had been decided. i 1,1 i iff -HiW 1 I 4 A Dying Gasp By Rattlers Slammed Down By TOM FORD Tribune Sports Writer One more chance. A final opportunity to walk away with heads held high and fists thrust skyward.

To helplessly watch the last few minutes slip by nothing could be more painful. "I prayed," said Greg Fashaw, a sophomore running back for Florida University. "I asked the Lord for another chance. Just one." The answer was possession of the football for FAMU at its 33-yard-line with 1:00 showing on the clock at Tampa Stadium Saturday. But Fashaw had made one more emotional request.

"I asked we win." Only half of those desires were realized, however, as Fashaw and his teammates went from delight to despair in the final 60 seconds. Bethune-Cookman College thwarted a furious FAMU rally and hugged a 16-14 victory in the Florida Classic. B-CC led the brutally-physical game by three points with a minute to go, but on fourth-and-two at the Florida 32, Wildcats' quarterback Kenny McMillian was belted down for a one-yard loss by linebacker Erwin Wright. The Rattlers had their chance, and with only one time-out remaining, began hustling toward the Bethune-Cookman goal-line. Surprisingly, FAMU ran the football on three-of-five downs.

On two carries, Fashaw gained 16, then 12 yards to the Wildcats' 25. "I'll take credit for those calls," said FAMU Coach Rudy Hubbard. "They were playing everybody back for the pass. I thought we would be able to break it." With 13 seconds left, the screaming crowd of nearly 45,000 stood en masse as Vincent Coleman trotted onto the field. He dropped his kicking tee at the 32-yard-line.

It Would be a 42-yard attempt a slight wind to his back and the deafening noise engulfing him. "It's the kind of situation I've been in before," said Coleman, who fought to forget what had happened earlier during this bright, chilly Saturday afternoon: One field goal botched, a punt blocked and an extra point batted away. But this was a time for retribution. "I didn't think I'd get another shot," said Coleman. "I could only hope." The snap was on target.

The placement was perfect. "I hit it good," said Coleman of that moment when his right foot slammed the ball. SEE BETHUNE, Page 9D "i i' Florida's James Jones (30) can't escape the grasp of Miami's Tim Flanagan during Hurricane win. Tribune Photo by Fred Fox Bethune-Cookman quarterback Kenny McMillian gets rid of pass despite pressure from Florida Tommy Hayes. Tribune Photo by Phil Sheffield Hurricanes Dominated.

TlienpRubbed It In ST three touchdown passes against Florida Saturday, two thrown and brilliantly caught by Jim Joiner was not expected was the way the front handled the highly regarded seven, especially irrthe first half when mounted to 22-7. And hi that critical half, rush on Kelly was negated by the Miami then 22-7 at the half, the Miami defense shut down the four Florida thrusts. Perhaps significant came early in the third period, Florida had a first down inside the 10 and empty. There were times in these drives the Gators were desperately in need and not always the bull back that is See MORNING AFTER, Page 8D Florida did not lose 3 1-7 to Miami Saturday. Miami dominated Florida 31-7.

Miami was magnificently prepared to check the offensive variety Florida has shown opponents with so much success this year. Four times in the second half when the game was still winable for Florida, Miami's defenders turned the Gators away by one method or another. For the first time since he became the starter, Florida freshman quarterback Wayne Peace saw what an aggressive pass rush was and he suffered for it through sacks and three interceptions that became 15 Miami pojnts. What it was was a typical Miami defensive show "against an in-state rival. Miami regards Florida and Florida State, in that order, its foremost opponents.

Florida and Florida State regard Miami as a team it must play. And so often it seems to be that difference in attitude gives Miami the edge it clearly had Saturday with the Gators. What was not expected that developed was the slick offensive show Miami developed behind the nifty passing and ball-handling, even running, of sophomore Jim Kelly, who went to Miami and not Penn State because Penn State wanted him to be a linebacker. Kelly is from East Brady, Pa. He threw Leading 22-7, the Hurricanes scored On a 5-yard run by first-team running back Smokey Roan with 15 seconds remaining, then after Florida fumbled, on its first play following the kickoff, Miami's Dan Miller came in to kick a 35-yard field goal with just one second remaining.

Miami Coach Howard Schellenber-ger called it payment for rough treatment from the 56,437 fans at Florida Field. Florida called it something akin to kicking a man when he's down, or rubbing salt into a wound. "I guess it goes to show just how much they hate us," said Florida safety Tim Groves. "But personally, I'm not surprised. "I'd expect something like that from Miami." What the Gators didn't expect was a ball-control offense which produced 194 yards rushing, 191 passing and touchdown drives of 80, 70, 45, and 34 yards, and a defense which picked off three Wayne Peace passes the last one in the Miami end zone and returned 66 yards by Ron Lippett, setting up the TD with 15 seconds remaining.

"This was one of the damndest victories that I have even been associated with," said Schellenberger. "Our team showed a hell of a lot of class during a tough year. I "Offensively, we played as well as we did against Florida (a 49-0 win). Kelly was throwing the ball as well as I have ever seen him." "i think it was my best game of the year by far and our team's best game, See HURRICANES, Page 9D IitMe Iitf Rowdies Visit Detroit Today Page 6D Florida Downs Open Thursday Page 7D Georgia Finishes Season Perfect Page 8D Bucs Face Packers Today Page 10D Oilers Battle Today Page 11D WlUPMlpUPpiUU i -J The Morning After Tom McEwen Sports Editor hr'V U1A brilliantly and Pat Walker. What also Miami offensive Florida front the score any Florida defenders.

With it took over to the most when came away when it appeared of a speedback James Jones. i 1 Xi iili 4f 'WftilLHMM)l' 'ill1 im1' Ail VhsUVJ I i 1 A I Another Typical Herschel Walker Day i- i Georgia tailback Herschel Walker was his usual dy- gia Tech line from the 1 for his first TD. Above, Walker namic self Saturday, running for 205 yards and scoring puts the finishing touches on a 23-yard TD sprint, three touchdowns. At left, Walker vaults over the Geor- Georgia won, 38-20. See page AP Photos 21 "state!.